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Nearly six out of ten New Yorkers don’t think Gov. Eliot Spitzer is telling the full truth of what he knowsÂ in the Troopergate scandal and seven in ten say he ought to testify publicly under oath. But few (just 12 percent) think the scandal is one of the most pressing issues facing state goverment and […] More »

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (who has been on a roll going after power plant operators, college loan kickbacks and others) has joined forces with NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to sue Merck & Co., for Medicaid fraud in connection with Vioxx, the company’s one-time blockbuster arthritis medication that turned out be associated with increased risk of […] More »

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The head and former head of the State Police are being called in to testify during the Senate Investigations Committee’sÂ next Troopergate hearing on Sept. 24. Sen. George Winner, the Elmira Republican who heads the committee says acting Superintendent Preston Felton as well as former Superintendents Wayne Bennett, James McMahon and Thomas Constantine areÂ inivted to testify, […] More »

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, whose name has been associated more with college loan conflicts of interest than hard crime, announced what his office described as an “unprecedented takedown” of upstate drug dealers that involvedÂ 87 arrests, mainly in Syracuse, Rochester and Elmira. By the numbers: “Operation: Thunder and Lightning” scored over $260,000 in drugs, guns and […] More »

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said today that even if his office had subpoena power in the Troopergate scandal, and even if Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s aides Darren Dopp and Richard Baum had testified under oath, he doubts any criminal behavior would be found. Nor does he expect investigations by Albany County District Attorney David Soares or […] More »

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The recently renovated Alfred E.Â Smith BuildingÂ may have had a bit of a scandal before it even reopened. A Watertown contracting firm’s owner and operator were arrested today on charges of failing to pay prevailing wages to workers on the Smith project, shortchanging them more than $90,000, according to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office. Noble Construction, […] More »

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A Quinnipiac poll today confirms what others have already said: more than half (53 percent) of the New Yorkers surveyed say Gov. Eliot Spitzer knew what his aides were doing in Troopergate. A similar number (52 percent) says it should be investigated further, though they were split 35-36 on whether another look at the matter […] More »

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The jury’s skeptical when it comes to Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s denials that he didn’t know what his aides were up to in the Troopergate scandal, a new Siena poll today finds. The poll showed Spitzer losing ground and having image problems on almost all fronts.Â His favorability ratingÂ dropped from 75 percent in January to 59 […] More »

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A WNBC/Marist pollÂ out today found 62 percent of registeredÂ voters think there should beÂ further investigation intoÂ Gov. Eliot Spitzer’sÂ role in his aides’Â misuse ofÂ State Police toÂ gather information on Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s state-funded travel in New York City. Half don’t think he’s being candid about it. And a whopping 80 percent say he should testify. The party […] More »

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He said yesterday he would seekÂ investigative records from the AG and Inspector General (IG) and Senator George Winner, who asÂ head of the Senate Committee on Investigations is suddenly in the spotlight in the unfolding Spitzergate/Troopergate affair, has done just that. The Elmira Republican just sent a letter to IG Kristine Hamman, seekingÂ Â lists of who the […] More »

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today called for a broader look by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at Indian Point, saying the current review process isn’t adequate. In a brief filed in aÂ U.S. District Court case brought by Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano, Cuomo, joined by Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal, said the NRC relicensing review process doesn’t […] More »

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From the Attorney General’s office today comes a settlement with “It’s Just Lunch,” a dating service that violated several state laws regulating such entities. The Palm Desert, California firm, which has a franchise in Albany, had some clients paying $1,500 for two six-month contracts, an attempt to circumvent a state law that limits “social referral […] More »

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Albany County District Attorney David Soares and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo asked Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s office for information on Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s use of state aircraft, Spitzer’s office confirmed. Rising to the defense of the embattled Brunswick Republican, state GOP Chairman Joseph Mondello filed his own Freedom of Information Law requests for Spitzer’s […] More »

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Â Here’s one of the college palm cards that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is giving out to high school students across the state. They offer some pointers on what kids should be asking and keeping in mind, when applying for college loans.It’s a follow up on Cuomo’s ongoing effort to rid the industry of kickbacks […] More »

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